John May (North Carolina politician)
# John May (North Carolina politician)

John Milton May (January 21, 1950 – May 31, 2017) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was appointed by Governor Beverly Perdue to represent District 49 in the House on April 21, 2010, after being selected by local Democrats in the district (which includes all or parts of Franklin, Halifax, and Nash counties). He filled the vacancy left by the resignation of Rep. Lucy Allen. At the time of his appointment to the legislature, May, a retiree, was serving as a member of the Franklin County Board of Education. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was active in the Communication Workers of America.

After joining the House, May was appointed to represent his state on the new Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact board, and was appointed vice-chairman of the Local Government I committee.

May was defeated for election to a full term in 2010 by Glen Bradley. In 2012, May was elected to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, an office he held until his death.

## Electoral history

### 2016

Franklin County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2016 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John May (incumbent) | 2,900 | 56.60% |
| | Independent | Glenn Swanson | 2,224 | 43.40% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,124 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

Franklin County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2012 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John May | 1,076 | 61.63% |
| | Democratic | Joey Mills | 389 | 22.28% |
| | Democratic | Linda A. Maggio | 281 | 16.09% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,746 | 100% |

Franklin County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2012 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John May | 2,797 | 53.77% |
| | Republican | Jeremy Neal | 2,405 | 46.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,202 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Glen Bradley | 11,276 | 51.68% |
| | Democratic | John May (incumbent) | 10,544 | 48.32% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,820 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
